Open Water Begins

Thursday, August 8, I spent the afternoon swimming at Upton Lake.  It was the Restoration Academy faculty retreat and while my coworkers lazed around I made everyone uncomfortable when I put on my jammer and headed out into the lake.  It was my first training swim in open water and, now that I have done it, I am not looking forward to returning to tile walls and black lines on the bottom.  It was the most amazing feeling to be able to really stretch out my stroke and cut through the water and having sunshine, trees, and birds passing by when I took a breath instead of time clocks and a sleeping lifeguard.  (I usually swim around 5:30 each morning.)  I swam 2.3 miles and I can't wait to see that distance increase!